Faith Garden in MMDC’s rehab area

Photos show portions of the ‘Faith Garden’ started by MMDC agriculturist Annejin Buisa at the rehabilitated portion of the Pili mined-out area. Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) intensified the integration of agroforestry into its environmental programs. Going beyond conventional mine rehabilitation, MMDC agriculturist Engr. Annejin Buisa maintains a “Faith Garden” in one of the […]


Yearend Blood Donation Drive Underscores Volunteerism Among Agata Employees

Agata renews support for media partner’s annual Dugong Bombo program Butuan City, Philippines / January 2019 –  Prior to bringing its nickel lateriate DSO project on-stream in 2014, TVIRD’s Agata Mining Ventures Inc. already pledged to support the annual Dugong Bombo – a nationwide blood donation drive of media partner, Bombo Radyo.  Since then, Agata […]


MMDC builds fish dryer facility to improve fisher folks’ income

PANIKIAN, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur – The fisherfolks of General Islands start their day like clockwork. According to Brgy. Chairman Ramil Flores, the day’s catch must be sold immediately. If possible, as soon they arrive from high seas to avoid spoilage. General Islands fisherfolk sell their catch at Cantillan town center, almost an hour away […]


Fire drills: Elevating emergency preparedness

CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur — As part of the company’s emergency preparedness measures, Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation’s (MMDC) Safety Department recently held its company-wide fire drill. The activity is in line with MMDC’s emergency management system that emphasizes year-round training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action to maintain the highest safety standards at […]


Platinum Group Metal Corporation provides food assistance

Platinum Group Metal Corporation provided 2,613 families from Barangay Cagdianao and Hayanggabon additional food assistance just in time for the Christmas season. Each of the families were provided 10 kilos of rice and assorted grocery items. The gifts were distributed with the help of the staff and officials of Barangay Cagdianao and Hayanggabon.


Global Ferronickel increases mine reserves

MANILA, Philippines — Listed Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI) announced that proven and probable ore reserves at its Cagdianao site increased by 21 percent, allowing it to proceed with further exploration work. In a regulatory filing, FNI said ore reserves increased to 43.8 million wet metric tons as of the end of October as against […]


Blazing the Trail to the National Fire Brigade Championship

On the way to winning the company’s Presidential Mineral Industry Environment Award in Baguio City last month, the Agata Emergency Response Team sent its elite members to compete at the National Safety Competition and bested 10 other teams to be proclaimed Fire Brigade Champion.


DMCI Mining doubled 9-month profit to P206m

DMCI Mining Corp., a unit of DMCI Holdings Inc., nearly doubled its net income in the first nine months of the year to P206 million from P106 million year-on-year, on shipments of higher-grade ore and increased nickel prices. DMCI Holdings said in a disclosure to the stock exchange nine-month revenues jumped 40 percent to P978 […]



Marcventures to raise capital stock up to P7b

Marcventures Holdings Inc. is increasing its authorized capital stock to up to P7 billion from P4 billion in preparation for a possible fundraising activity. Marcventures said in a filing with the Philippine Stock Exchange it would seek shareholders’ approval to raise the capital stock P7 billion and create 100 million class of preferred shares with […]